Railway journal-box appliance.



PATENTED JAN.14, 190e.

876'? 4 w. P.- BENTLEY.

RAILWAY JOURNAL Box A PPLIANOE.

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N. 7a4. PATBNTBD JAN. 14 wos.

876 W. F. BENTLEY...

RAILWAY JOURNAL BOX APPLIANUB.

APPLIGATIQI FILED SEPT. I3. 1907. a Enzym-SHEET n.

M713 lm; ya

oNrrED sTATEs PATENT oEEroE.

WILLIAME. BENTLEY, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

RAILWAY JOURNAL-BOX APPLIANCE.

' Appliances, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in means for raising the journal boxes of railway cars for the purpose of removing' and replacing the brasses.

The object ofmy invention is to provide an appliance of a strong, simple and durable constructiim, composed of few parts; cap-able of vbeing quickl applied to the car wheel and axle, andy means of which 'the Ajcarnalboxmay be easily and quickly raised sufficiently .to of the. removal and replacement 'of the brasses, andby'which at the same time the car wheel .will be held down and the necessity avoided. ofgoing to the. ground for a lifting bed or foundation.

My invention consists in the novel cons'trnetion of parts vand devices and' in the novel combination. of parts and devices herein shown and more particularly set forthin the claims by which this object or resinlt is accomplished.

1n the accompanying drawing, ,which forins'apart of this specification, Figure,- 1

is a side elevation of one form of an appliance embodying my invention, some of the parts being sectioned or partly broken away ;4

ig. 2- is an end elevation, partly in vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4

is a detail section'on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; -Fig. 5 is a detail view showing the preferred form of sup orting hook and its connection with the fu crumchains; Fig. 6 is a detail .in Fig. 6.

elevationshowing thev referred form of lifting lever and liftingever adjusting. piece; Fig. 7 is a detail section on line 7--7 of Fig. Fig. 8 is a detail'view showing the preferred form of the fulcrumbar', andg'Fig. 9 1s an edge view of the connecting link shown In the drawing, 1, represents one .the

rails ofa railway track,v 2 a Acar wheel resting thereon, 3 the axle, 4 the journal portieri of the axle, 5 theljournal box, 'all arranged in- .f the usual manner, .so that the brasses 1n the `up er portion of the boxmay take over the la, el i..

1;' :The .journal box. device, or mechan- Speccaton of Letters Patent. Applicationiled Septemberf23.1907. Serial No. 394016.

Patented Jan. '14, 190s.

ism embodying my invention comprises, essentially, a supporting bar 6 adapted to engage' and receive support from the end of the axle, a supporting hook 7 adapted to engage any suitable part of thecar, preferably the car Wheel, a connection 8, preferably a chain between the supporting hook and supporting bar, a lifting lever 9 adapted to engage the journal box and preferably fur nished with an adjustable piece 35 to engage the journal b'ox (see Fig. 6) or with an antifri-ction wheel or'roller 1() (see Fig. 1 a

fulcrurn 11 for the lifting lever, the fulcrurn lifted.

To ada t the supporting bar 6 to engage the end of) the car axle, I preferably provide it with a poipted end 16 which may enter the customary centering'cavity 17 in the end of the axle.V The@ inner end of the supporting bar 6 is also preferably furnished withan integral cross arm 18 to engage the end face .of the axle, and thus prevent the supporting A bar from swinging to one side.

The supporting' hook 7 is preferably fur-A nished wit integral arms 19, 19, to which the fulcrup chains or connections 12, 12 'are preferably connected by rivets 36 (see Fig. 5), or by olevises 20, 20, (see Figs. 1 and 2).

y These integral arms on the supporting hook thus cause the supporting ook to also serve as an equalizing lever for the fulcrurn bar, at the lower end of the fulcrum chains 12,12.

The adjustable links or bars 13, 13, atithe "lowerend of the fulcrurn chains 12, 12, pass between the forks 37 of the ends of the ful crum bar 11 (see Fig'. 8), or through slotsl 21 in the fulcrum bar 11, and are furnished .with a series of holes 22 to receive the 'pins' 23 by which the fulcrum bar is adjustablyr con-V nected to the fulcrum chains. The pins 23 preferably have attaching chains 2.4: to fasten 'them' to the' fulcrum bar so that they' may not become lost.

rolling action when the'journal boi; is being vsupporting hook T slipped the Wheel, ne .illustrated in the drawing', and.

The liftinglever .l is preferably of n ein-veil shape, about ne shown in ifig, (i, as tinel curved shape ol` the lever 'ln'orentn ienilenoy or lin'igm oll the lever turning' on its.A axis when eueliiininir'tlu loail. 'l`he lil'iini' lever Sl han prel'eralilj' two `mile-hen 25 ai ille` inner emi to engage the l'ulrruin han 'Llhe antil'riotion wheel or rolleil 1U ol' lhe liftingl lever is journalml on. a. ln'aeliet 2U attaoheil to lhoI liftingl lever. rl`he lifting*llever 9 preferably .furnished with an. ailjuetablo pieoe '55 Whieh [ineens throng-l1 a .slot PS) in the lifting; inve' inni is furnished willi. holee Lil) io rooeive a pin 4l eo that the :nljustiirgv piene inajr be adjusted to iliilerenl positions on the lifting. lever. 'lille :nijusting piece .'5 also han integral shoulders 4; to permit of :i eiill lower ailjnetment.

The lifting sei-ew 1li is preferably eonneotod tothe liftinglv lever hy an adjustable link 27, having preferably a series of lixeil pins or integral luge 4:55 teen Figa (l) or in lien thereof :i serine` of holes 2S unil a movable pin 29, the pin 35) having; an attachingl chain Si). The lifting screw 'lil has a head 3l. it its lower enti which turns in a swivel or elevis 32.

et the upper enil of the nljustingi' linl 27, the

seine preferably lnrvinf;i antiirietion halle fie i interposed. The lifting' Lecrew is furnished with a handwheel or handlel h v which it is turned in the screw threaded swivel nut l5 carried on the outer enil ol'l the supporting bar 6.

34 is the lid or eover of the journal box.

I n operation tin` lirl or cover of the journal box is opened anni the supporting bar 6 inserted into the open journal box n-nci the over the fla-nge ol' then by turningI the lifting` Sore-W the lifting` lever unused to raise the journal box and thuel'ree tlw-.braesee between the upper eiilee of tli.o"joii`i'1iel and the `upper part of the journal lioxl'roin the weight of the cer, so that the seine may he slipped. out anni repiaeeil when ileeireil. By' means of my apparatus this Work may be lone in a very few minutes.

The supporting chain ".w of the supporting bar G may be connecte-ii to the ein* truck frame or' eer body fra-me instead of to the ear Wheel.'

I claim 1. In a cer ournal box lifting'meclienism,

the combination with n, supporting bei' adapted to engage .the end of the cer miie, of a supporting hook adapted to engao'e the eerwheel, e eonneetion between sai( supporting bei' and book, e lifting lever, a. fnlerurn for the lifting iever, a eonneetion between the '[Ulerum and the snpjiortingiiook, and e lifting screw connecting t i. bar end lifting lever, substantially es specim fied.

2. In a car jonrnfil box lifting r' e snpportii'ig' the eoinhiinrl'ion with e snpjwlting bal" ailajni-l to engage the end of t 1e cnr axle, of a. .supporting` hooi; adapted to engaJ e the enr wheel, a connection between sai suporlinu bar and hook a liftin i lever a l D 1 f fulurun-i for the lifting lever, a connection between the fulorinn und the supporting hooli, inni :L lifting?r screw oonnectmg the eupjiorting bar anni liftilny lever, seid lifting- .havinga pirir of integral arms, and the oonnec'tion lgietween the Supporting hook sind the fiiierinn being e pinr -of olnnns extending one on each eide of the jonrnal'box and eer axle, substantially as specified.

Li. ln :t ear journal box lifting meehnnf isni, the combination with e supporting bar adapted to engage the end of the eer axle, of e siipporting` hooi; adapted to engswe the ear wheel, e Connectionv between saic supporting bar :incl hook, a lifting lever, e ful vrnin for ille lifting lever, eeonnection between the fulerum andv the supporting'hooir, anni a lifting screw connecting the supportingI bnr :unl lifting lever, said eupporting'bar havingr a swivel :ont et ite outer end for the lifting` screw, substantially as specified,

5. In a ear jonrnelhox lifting mechanism, the combination with e supporting bar adapted to engage the een Wheel, a connection between seid supporting bar and hook, e liftingr lever, e fiile-ruin for the lifting leve-r, a connection between the fulornln and the supporting hook, e lifting Screw oonneetino' the 'su l) )ortinfY ber and liftinfr lever z-v i rw e r and an adjusting link connecting the iower tile lifting lever,A substantially as specified.

6. The combina/tion with a supporting hook having integral arms, of e su porting ber, adapted to engage the emi o the ear 'end of the lifting screw to the outer end ofaxle, e, connection Ybetween the supporting i .bar 'inniSupportinghook, e fnlerinn b21-r, e pinr of conneetionekbetween seni fulernln bei' anil the arms of .said snppiirting hook, a lifting' lever, sind en. operatlng device between the enpporting bar and lifting lever, sull etentielly es specified.

'7. The 'Combinetlon Wlth a supportlng lhook having integral firms, of e supporting ber, a, connection between the supporting ber and supporting hook, e fulerunr bar, a pair of connections between seid fulerum ber and the armsv of seidV supporting hook, e

eeive support freni the end oi the eer axle, und ineens connecting the upper end of seid supl'iorting?T bei with the oer, in combination. with e lifting lever sindA en operating nonnention vbetween seid lifting lever end supporting ber substantially es speeiiied'.

, 21. In ener journal box lifting; mechanism, the combination With e supporting vbei' engeging et its inner end lower end the end of the oer axle, of means connecting the upper and outer end of seid supporting bar With the eer, e fulcrum and e lifting lever, substantielly as specified.

22. In e oer journal box lifting meel'zenis'rn, the combination with a supportin0F vber engagging et its inner end lower end tlie end of the eer axle, of means connecting the upper and outer end of seid supporting ber with the oer, e fuloruin and a. lifting lever, end .ineens 'for sup orting the fulerum from the eerfsub stentie ly as speeied.

23. In e oer journal box lifting rneehenisrn, the combination with a supporting ber engaging et its inner and loWer end the end off the eeraxle, of mea-ns connecting the upper and outer end of said supporting ber with the oar, e fuleruni and a lifting lever, and en opereting device for the lifting lever, substen tielly as speoiied.

24. In a. eer journal box lifting nieelienisrn, the eornbinetion with a supporting bar engeging et its inner and lower end the end of 'the our axle, of Ineens connecting the upper and outer end el seid supporting ber with the eer, e fulerurn und e lifting lever, ineens for supporting the :lulorurn 'from the eer, and en opereting devine ior the lifting lever, sub stentielly es specified.

25. In a oer journel box lifting ineol'ianisin, the combination With a snpportinr ber engeging et its inner and lower end t e end of the eer axle, of Ineens connecting the uppell and outer end of seid 4srqiporting ber with vthe eer, a fuloruin ende. lifting lever, en operetingcleviee 'for the lifting lever connecting the seine With the outer end of the supporting bar, substantially es speoiiied.

26. In a car journal box lifting mechanism, the combination with e supporting ber engeging at its inner end lower end the end-of the eer axle, of' Ineens eonneeting the upper and ou ter' end of seid. su porting ber with the eer, a fulerum and ev lilting lever, inea-ns for supporting the fulerum from the eer, en opereting device for the lifting lever eonneeted with the outer end of the supporting ber, substantially es specified.

WILLIAM F. BENTLEY.

Witnesses:

'CARY D. HALL, Jr.,

WM. G. TOWERS, Jr. 

